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Monday, October 18, 2010

This recipe is SO yummy!! And, definitely healthier than chicken alfredo!

Through my little couponing obsession, I was able to get 1/3 lower fat Philly cream cheese last week for free! :) Sweet! But, then I needed some recipes that call for cream cheese. I had chicken I needed to cook, so a simple swagbucks search led me to the discovery of creamy italian chicken recipes. The overwhelming majority are crockpot recipes which I will definitely be trying sometime. But, by the time I found the recipes, it was too late to use the crockpot that night for dinner. So, I concocted my own oven recipe.

Here's what you'll need:

Chicken (I had one package of 3 boneless/skinless chicken breasts and one small package of chicken tenders. Most recipes seem to range between 3 & 6 chicken breasts)

Spray a 9X13 pan with non-stick cooking spray and put in your chicken. I baked the chicken on convection bake 350. Once the chicken is about half-way done cooking, take the chicken out and add the italian seasoning packet, the can of soup (I added the milk just to make the sauce a little thinner), and the cream cheese. Just chunk the cream cheese and disperse evenly over the chicken. Put back in the oven and continue cooking (about 30-40 minutes total cooking time). At this point, cook your pasta (or rice, veggies, etc.) We had some whole grain spaghetti on hand, so that's what I used.

Once the chicken is cooked through, take out and serve! :)

I decided to cut/shred the chicken and mix it all together (made it easier for the toddler!). You certainly could leave the breasts whole with sauce on top. Also, there are quite a few variations you could do--add mushrooms, onions, or other veggies; add an extra can of soup to make it creamier; add parmesan cheese; serve atop/with different items.

Any way you make this though, it is SO good!! Big Brother loved it too, so it gets the kid-friendly stamp of approval also!

Do you make something similar? If you do or if you try this recipe, I'd love to hear about it! :)